22 Must-Try Gourmet Ice Cream Parlors

Here are 22 gourmet ice cream shops around the world you will hate to miss. With entries from India to Iceland to the United States, surely there is an ice cream shop that will suit your fancy.

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These are some of the best ice cream shops in the world. Is YOUR local ice cream shop on the list?

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Il Vizi degli Angeli – Matera, Italy

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Gelarto Rosa – Budapest, Hungary

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Come il Latte Gelato – Rome, Italy

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Efstidalur 2 – Iceland

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Gelateria 3BIS

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Pola Gelato Shop in Merida, Mexico

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